Radeon R9 M385 vs Tesla M6

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M385 and Tesla M6, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R9 M385 stacks up against Tesla M6, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M385 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M385 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 M385 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M6 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M385.
  • Radeon R9 M385 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M385 is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Radeon R9 M385 and Tesla M6 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 3512 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
QHD / 1440p 1−2 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 24−27 65−70
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 254% more, than Radeon R9 M385.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M385 Tesla M6
Architecture GCN Maxwell 2.0
Code name Strato GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2015 30 August 2015
Pipelines 896 1536
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 56.00 113.3
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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